I-Kuan Tao Terminology
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| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 佛規禮節 | Holy Etiquette |
| 作揖 | Deep Bow |
| 跪 | Kneel Down |
| 叩首 | Kowtow |
| 參駕 | Arriving Bow, Ritual of Obeisance at Arrival |
| 辭駕 | Leaving Bow, Ritual of Obeisance at Departure |
| 明明上帝 | Ming-Ming-Shang-Ti, God (Creator) |
| 天地君親師 | Heaven, Earth, Sovereign, Parents, Teachers |
| 諸天神聖 | All Immortals, Saints and Buddhas |
| 彌勒祖師 | Buddha Me-Ler (Buddha Maitreya) |
| 南海古佛 | Buddha of Nan-Hai (Buddha Guan-Yin) |
| 五教聖人 | The Saints of Five Great Religions |
| 活佛師尊 | Holy Teacher (Buddha Ji-Gong) |
| 月慧菩薩 | Buddhisattva Yue-Hue |
| 各位法律主 | All Discipline Commanders (Lords of Justice) |
| 長生大帝 | The Saint of Longevity |
| 灶君 | Lord of Kitchen |
| 師尊 | Divine Patriarch (Great Master) |
| 師母 | Divine Matriarch (Great Mistress) |
| 鎮殿元帥 | Zen Dien Yung Shui (Divine Admiral) |
| 鎮殿將軍 | Zen Dien Jian Jun (Divine General) |
| 教化菩薩 | Buddhisattva Jiao Hwa (Buddhisattva of Enlightment) |
| 各位大仙 | All Great Immortals |
| 道長 | The Arch-Master |
| 老前人 | Lao Chen Ren (The Great Pedecessor) |
| 前人 | Chen Ren (Predecessor) |
| 點傳師 | Dien Chuan Shr |
| 引保師 | Introducer and Guarantor |
| 前賢大眾 | General Public |
| 自己祖先 | Our Ancestors |
| 金公祖師 | Patriarch Jin-Gong (The 17th Patriarch) |
| 天然古佛 | Buddha Tian-Rang (The 18th Patriarch) |
| 中華聖母 | Chung Hwa Saint-Mu (The 18th Matriarch) |
| 獻香禮 | Incense Offering Ceremony |
| 愿懺文 | Prayers of Repentance |
| 虔心跪在 | Sincerely Kneel Down |
| 明明上帝蓮下 | In Front the Lotus Throne of Ming-Ming-Shang-Ti (God) |
| 幸受真傳 | Being Fortunately Blessed with Real Transmission of the Great Tao |
| 彌勒祖師 | Buddha Me-Ler |
| 妙法無邊 | with Unlimited Dharma |
| 護庇眾生 | Protect and Shelter All Sentient Beings |
| 懺悔佛前 | I Repent and Confess my Sins Before Buddha |
| 改過自新 | Pledge To Correct My Faults |
| 同註天盤 | Register in Heaven (help to accomplish the Great Event of the White State) |
| 凡係佛堂 | Whenever in Temple |
| 顛倒錯亂 | There're Perversion and Mistakes |
| 望祈祖師 | Pray to Buddha Me-Ler |
| 赦罪容寬 | To Forgive Us |
| 南無阿彌十佛天元 | Nan Wu A Mi Shi Fo Tien Yuan (Buddha Me-Ler Blessing Upon Us) |
| 謝謝老中大慈大悲 | Gratitude To Lao-Mu (Heavenly Mother) for the Great Compassion |
| 獻香禮畢 | End of Incense Offering |
| 鞠躬，退 | Bow, Step Back |
| 監班院長 | Dean of Heavenly Academy |
| 護法大仙 | Guardian Immortal |
| 素食者 | Vegetarian |
| 儒家 | Confucianism |
| 佛經 | Sutra |
| 聖經 | Bible |
| 論語 | The Book of Confucius' Sayings |
| 孟子 | Mencius or The Book of Mencius' Sayings |
| 大學 | The Great Learning |
| 中庸 | Doctrine of Mean |
| 金剛經 | Diamond Sutra |
| 心經 | Heart Sutra |
| 壇經 | Platform Sutra |
| 達摩 | Bodhi Dharma |
| 六祖 | The Sixth Patriarch of Tao (Patriarch Hue-Neng) |
| 謝恩 | To Show Our Gratitude |
| 法會 | Seminar |
| 辦事人員 | Temple Staff |
| 壇主 | Temple Host |
| 修道 | Cultivate Tao |
| 辦道 | Propagate Tao |
| 行功了愿 | Fulfill One's Vows To Accumulate Merits |
| 象天 | The Earthly World |
| 氣天 | Ethereal Plane |
| 理天 | Absolute Heaven |
| 三施 | The Three Kinds of Giving |
| 財施 | Monetary Giving |
| 法施 | Spreading Tao Message |
| 無畏施 | Courageous Giving |
| 內聖外王 | To Cultivate Inner Virtues and Outer Merits |
| 玄關 | Heavenly Gate |
| 口訣 | Holy Mantra |
| 合同 | Hand Seal (Unification) |
| 道親 | Tao Relatives |
| 講師 | Instructor |
| 前賢 | Predecessors |
| 後學 | Ho-Shue |
| 三寶 | The Three Treasures |
| 三曹普渡 | To Propagate Tao in the Three Realms |
| 青陽 | Green Period |
| 紅陽 | Red Period |
| 白陽 | White Period |
| 獻供禮 | Tea and Fruit Presentation |
| 成道 | Achieve Attainment or Achieve Buddhahood |
| 請壇禮 | Invitation of God and Buddhas' Ceremony |
| 因果 | Cause and Effect |
| 六道輪迴 | The Six Realms of Reincarnations |
| 超生了死 | Transcending The Cycle of Life and Death |
| 仁義禮智信 | Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, Wisdom, Faith |
| 躲劫避難 | To Avoid Disasters and Calamities |
| 開悟 | Enlightenment |
| 法喜 | Tao Joy |
| 護持 | Blessing and Guard |
| 紅塵 | Mundane World |
| 覺 | Realization |
External Links
For more information about I-Kuan Tao terms, visit the below website.
[1] I-Kuan Tao Data Resources, a website aimed to standardize the English terms associating with I-Kuan Tao.
